Holyoke School Committee Meeting, March 25, 2024

MEETING NOTICE

 

SCHOOL COMMITTEE AGENDA

 

DATE: March 25, 2024

TIME: 6:00 PM

LOCATION: Fifield Room, HOLYOKE HIGH DEAN CAMPUS, 1045 MAIN ST, HOLYOKE, MA 01040

 

Members of the public can access the meeting here:  https://hps-holyoke-ma-us.zoom.us/j/85266232176?pwd=ci9tWEs3cG81SkQxdXZrWW5GenBXQT09 

(Spanish Interpretation will be available).    

 

On March 29, 2023, Governor Healey signed into law An Act Relative to Extending Certain State

of Emergency Accommodations, which, among other things, extends the expiration of the

provisions pertaining to the Open Meeting Law to March 31, 2025. Specifically, this extension

allows public bodies to continue holding meetings remotely without a quorum of the public body

physically present at a meeting location, and to provide “adequate, alternative” access to remote

meetings. The Act does not make any new changes to the Open Meeting Law other than

extending the expiration date of the temporary provisions regarding remote meetings from

March 31, 2023, to March 31, 2025. 

 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 28 OF THE ACTS OF 2009, SECTIONS 17-20 (FORMERLY SECTION 23B OF CHAPTER 39) OF THE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL LAWS, THAT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE HOLYOKE SCHOOL COMMITTEE WILL BE HELD ON MARCH 25, 2024.

• CALL TO ORDER ~ ROLL CALL ~ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

• Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30A, s. 20, I am hereby informing all attendees that a video and audio recording is being made of the meeting and the meeting is being live-streamed and run live on the City’s community TV channel. 

• STUDENT SHOWCASE – 

• HHSN Theater group- Director Mark Todd and students

My Fair Lady (English)

My Fair Lady (Spanish)

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• PUBLIC COMMENT- Members of the public wishing to submit public comments can email sgubala@hps.holyoke.ma.us no later than 3:00 p.m. Monday, March  25, 2024, 

1. 1. 1. Comments will either be displayed or read during the meeting.

• COMMUNICATION & REPORTS:

• STUDENT REPORTS 

1. HHS North Campus- Student Representative
2. HHS Dean Campus- Student Representative

• VICE-CHAIR REPORTS

1. Presentation/Discussion with Acting Commissioner of Education Russell Johnston 

HPS SC Mar 15, 2024

• NEW BUSINESS 

1. Chapter 70 Funding formula ~ Potential to sign on to resolution to adjust request Chapter 70 funding for inflation

Haverhill SC Resolution on Chapter 70

Proposal to Fully Adjust Chapter 70 for Inflation

Grannemann – Fix School Funding 2024-03-08

Uncap School Aid

1. Student Opportunity Act (FYI)

Memo-Student Opportunity Act 2024

 

 

• ANNOUNCEMENTS –

1. 1. My Fair Lady-HHS Theater April 4,5, 6,7- Auditorium Holyoke High School (info above)

 

1. Middle School Building Committee Meeting, April 4 at 6:00pm via zoom

 

1. Holyoke School Committee Meeting, Monday, April 8, 6:00pm- Fifield Room at HHS Dean Campus or  via zoom.
2. ELPAC District Meeting, April 8, 6:00pm via zoom
3. DPAC Meeting- Tuesday, April 9, 6:00pm via zoom.
4. Middle School Building Committee Meeting, April 18, 6:00pm via zoom
5. Attendance Celebration for District, April 23, 5:30pm- HB Lawrence School
6. Holyoke School Committee Meeting, Tuesday, April 23, 6:00pm- Fifield Room at HHS Dean Campus or  via zoom.